On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:13:40 -0700 (PDT), Shrikeback@
gmail.com wrote:
>On Sep 9, 8:32Â am, Malrassic Park
hotmail.com> wrote:>> On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 22:20:35 -0700 (PDT), Shrikeb...@
gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>Um. Â There are 60 Hz electromagnetic waves all around us.
>>>That's many octaves below middle-C in terms of frequency,
>>>but they still move at c if they are electromagnetic waves.
>>>Welcome to the twentieth century, yon medievalist.
>>
>>>Hint: frequency and speed are two independent variables.
>>
>> Hint: It is no longer the 20th century.
>
>Sorry, I have a newsreader written in Cobol, and it
>never made it into the great Y2K upgrade push.
>Anyway, I know. But this is twentieth century physics
>he's in denial about.
But the theory isn't specific to the 20th century, it was only
established at that time.
>> However, I'll allow you one
>> mistake per century, and that's my absolute limit on errors.
>
>Thanks for that one. I'll keep a close count.
Very close count, I'm sure...
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" If I had remembered that the name 'Galt' appears
in one of her books, I would have chosen a different
name for my character."
Stephen R. Donaldson, "Gradual Interview"
